New Ulm weekly review., 1887-11-16
DAKOTA NEWS ITEMS.

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Secretary Lamar declares that hep
cannot pFevens the Dakota commits
s1oner OF immigra ton from removing
hisoHee to- Pierre.
John CgaaMs, contractors on, the
Duluth railroad, died at Yankton of
apoplexy- The remains were sent to.
his former home at Sauk Center,
Mimi.
The farns house of Emery Bros, OF
Rallsade, near Sioux Falls, occu-
pied by Duluth railroad graders, was
burned. Loss on house, $500; loss
to graders ON household goods aud
supplies. 50, 600.
Dakota patents issued: O. Kirlim,
Webster. automatic brake for wagon,
F. NJ 2. Lomen, Mayville. draft
equalizer M. B. Runvan, Fort Buford,
whifHetree coupling; J. II. Stuu, Oko,
BOZ, railway tie.
The state veterinarian OF Dakota
has informed the Illinois live stock
commissioners that the authorities of
Dakota have decided to withdraw
their quarantine against the shipment
Of cattle from the Chicago stock yards,
and THAT the official proclamatinn
will be made In few days.
j. W. Raymond of Bismarck. ter
ritoraal treasurer, has appointed 3.
c. Eddy OF Fargo deputy treasurer.
1t is understood that this is especial
ly in reference to the care of the prop
erty recently distrained of the North
ern Pacific railroad.
At Blunt, w. A. Carver, John Jans
and r. Dehart were arrested for tax
ing wood from the reservations. Seven
have been arrested in the past ten
days on that charge.
At Yankton, the officers att the asy-
ium have refused to recognize Mr..
Gale and his new board OF: trustees.
| lh Is stated that they will return
/ with Attorney General Eempleton
/ and Public Examiner Harris, who
will take charge of the books, records
and property at the asylum, and that
the governor will be sustained even il
/ the militia has to be called out. The
old board have the records and say
they will hold on to themA
At Aberdeen, Railway Commission
er Boynton was asked what he thought
OF the prospects of admission, this
winter, he said: I think that the
house will pass an enabling act at its
| next session, but what the senate will
do is uncertain. Riddleberger, the
Virginia senator, holds the balance of
power and he is yet political planet
whose orbit cannot be definitely COM
puted. l feel confident that some
| measures will be inaugurated looking
to the admission of the territory.
Sphinx County Institute, conducted
by Gen. Beadle, has closed after a
very successful weeks work. The
features of greatest interest were the
lectures by President Beaton, OF Red
| field College, and Gen. Beadle.
At Huron, COL Elson sold his inter-
est in the Free Trade Democrat to
j. B. Cogar, the former editor of the
Wolsey Journal. The paper will con-
tinue Democratic.
The main machinery hall and the
grand stand at the Fargo fair grounds
were burned down. The origin of the
fire is unknown The loss runs I'D in
to the thousands OF dollars pretty
we'll, as it included tEirty-seven thresh-
ing machines stored in the building,
which machines belonged to the Ames
Manufacturing Company OF Oswego,
New York.
A fierce prairie fire, originating in
the hills northwest OF Windsor, burned
over a region OF twenty five or thirty
miles to within a few miles of James
town. Several farm shacks and
hundreds of tons OF hay were de-
stroyed.
Isaac Ford, a farmer living five
miles west of Eldridge, was in the barn
trying to save the stock when the
building became wrapt in flames,
burning him to such an extent that
he died.
At Big Stone City, Ruel Russell, eight
years old, told Jessie Hallock, little
girl. that he would shoot her If she
did not go home, at the same time
pointing the gun at her. The little
girl was too much scared to run and
the little scapegrace blazed away,
shooting her IN the face, disfguring
her for life if not worse The gun was
loaded with sand.
Governor Church had long inter-
view with the President in Washing
ton. He did not disclose its import,
but IN answer to numerous persistent
inquiries Is reported to have said:
",Fhere are to be some important
changes made in Dakota Offices before
long. There are some very good rea-
sons why / can not Indicate Who NAV
be appointed. The land office and
presidential post-ofhces would natur-